According to this dog grooming messageboard, "Placenta shampoos were a fad of the 1980s." And according to thebeautybrains.com, placenta as been a useless miracle ingredient in cosmetics since the 1940s. A 2007 NY Times story on Origins, Estee Lauder's eco- and environment-friendly skincare brand, describes 1990, the year the brand launched, as a time when "many brands were using animal collagen and placenta in their products."

So relax, it's probably animal placenta, especially at those prices. Everyone knows human placentas are only good for grillin'.